China Food & Drinks Fair Helps Foreign Food Companies Start a New Journey of "Community Retail"

CHANGSHA,China,Aug. 9,2018 -- The 99th China Food & Drinks Fair (the "CFDF") will be held in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center from October 25 to 27,2018. The 99th CFDF is planned to cover an area of 150,000 square meters. It is expected that more than 3,000 exhibitors of food,liquor,condiments and related industries will gather in Changsha for this grand event.

According to the recent data published by the National Bureau of Statistics,the economy of the central provinces in the first half of 2018 maintained rapid growth. Among them,the economies of Anhui,Hunan and Hubei grew 8.3%,7.8% and 7.8% respectively,all faster than the national economy. Changsha is one of the most important circulation cities inCentral China,which covers the surrounding 8 provinces and potential markets.

At the 99th CFDF,Australia and South Korea will participatein the form of exhibition groups. At the same time,chambers of commerce for imported food from regions such as Yiwu and Qingtian will also participate in the exhibition in the form of regional exhibition groups. They agree with the value of the CFDF and are willing to follow the CFDF to enter the central regional market,so as to further deepen the market for layout. Combining the current consumption habits and the characteristics of retail channels in the central region,the Imported Food Area has launched leisure food,kitchen food,beverages and IP food.

The Imported Food Area of the 99th CFDF invites regional distributors from eight provinces around Hunan in the central region of China(Hunan,Hubei,Guangdong,Henan,Anhui,Jiangxi,Guizhou and Guangxi). Through the early market research,the wholesale market visit and the communication with and feedback from the VIP buyers in the central region,the group exhibition team of the Imported Food Area of the 99th CFDF will take "community new retail" as the key phrase,and it will provideevents for the exhibitors and audience,such as channel pairing,solutions and product demand,at the "One-to-one Business Negotiations",the "Gold Products,New Channels" Summit and the "Forum on Intellectual Property Licensing for Foods".

The 99th China Food and Drinks Fair

Date: October 25-27,2018

Venue: Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center

Imported Food Area Location: W2 Pavilion

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